The veteran's initial ratings for his cervical spine and concussive injury conditions were denied, as was the request for earlier effective dates for his PTSD rating and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher initial ratings or earlier effective dates under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cervical spine injury, residuals of a concussive injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0634112
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of residuals of a cervical spine injury due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen a claim for service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury, as new and material evidence was not submitted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury, as there was no evidence to support that his current condition was related to his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of a cervical spine injury is being remanded for additional development.
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